Etymology

linea nigra

Today it means: A dark vertical line, running up the abdomen from the pubis to the navel (though it sometimes runs further, to the top of the abdomen) that forms during pregnancy. Full definition →

Latin līnea nigra
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromlīnea nigra
  2. English todaylinea nigra

Borrowed from Latin līnea nigra (literally “black line”).

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